Folding carrying-case.



n1 BASCH. FOLDING CARRYING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, l9l6.

Patented May 14, 1918,

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n. BASCH. I FOLDING CARRYING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 001 26. 1916.

Patented May14,1918.

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NlTED TA ES "PATENT: OFFICE- I DAVID Mason,

7 YORK, N..Y., A; CORPORATION OF YORK.

OF NEW YoRK, 'N. Y., AssIe oR'ro I. K-KLEINERT RUBBERFCiIJDIliTiQLCARRYIlVQCASE, v v 1 fl '0 all whomz't may concern: Be itknown tliatl-l, DAVID Basel-I a citizen of the'United'States of America,and a resident of "New York, Bronx county, and State 1 of N en" York,have invented} certain 'neW' a-nd useful "Improvements in FoldingCarrying-Cases,"offivhich the followingv isa A 'specificatioinreference'being h'ad'to the acconipanying drawings thereof; ,7 j Myinvention relates to improvements in folding" carrying cases fortoilet-articles -tools or the likei" Its Vobjectis to provide asiinplezand effective case of -this 'kindin ivhich' the Various*articlfesto be packed thereiirmay be readily held in position.

Another object is to provide-asimple I forniing a I part means. by Whichsuch articlesmay 'be se ljveniently "arranged and to make a Icase curedin place and readily detached when desired. 1

Astill' further object is to provide such ease with-a pluralityof'compartnlents con- Which when folded, thoroughly protects thearticles withinnit.

In order that inyinvention may be tliorough'lyunderstood, I-WillnoW"proceed to describe the .sain'ejinthefollowing s ecification; andthen point out the novel' thereof in appended 'clain1s.

Referring tothedrawings; Figure 1 is alplan View or afcarryingeaseeatures which embodies my inyentiong'the i ca'se' being shoWnpa-rtlyunfoldech v A """Fig 2 is asimilar view of the central portion of thesainerase w' ithfits cent ral articleholding flap swungdoi naivay fromthe pockets which its coyers when the as'e'is Fig. 3 is .a s'ect ionalside eleyatioii iii the case of Fig. '1, the sectlonbeing taken on theirregular line 3+3 of the latter figure:

'Figsl v l' and 5 are sectional end. eley'ations of the same devicefthe'sections being taken on the lines 4: l and 5-5 of Fig. 1 respectively;

Like characters of referencedesigimte corresponding parts in all thefigures.

The case shown in the drawings iscon-' structed with a back 10 ofsuitable fabric, preferably waterproofed, which forms the outside of thecase when it is folded. Three sides of another layer 11 of the same orsimilar material are sewed to the sides and one end of this back to forma pocket open Specification of Letters Patent; 1 i Application filedOctober 26, l9l6 ."'SerialNo. 127 ,7521": g

"long'itudinal edges to thepart'll in position to lie longitudinallyacross the center thereof; This holding stripis provide'd 'ivith {tworows -of a like "number of I equallyi spahed anti-friction eyelets 21.Anela'st'ic cord 221s threaded over and un'derfthe'strip 20 throughthese eyelets with its ends fastened-as at 23; This is so,'arrangedjthat the pa-rt ofj the elastic cord which is; a'boyefthefsurfa'ce of the holding strip will form 'a 'pl l1 !lit y}of pairs ofparallel holding loop's'24, the I loops of each pair ibeing'transversely 'foppos'ite eachjother.'-

A t 'the' edges of the "back 10 opposite *the holdii'ig strip 20 are*se'wed' "cover flaps 16 which, when folded,-come up toithe'adjacentedges of-the holdingstrip.

This arrangement 'is such that When'fany desiredi article is slippedunder pair of the loops 24, it Willfb'e secured thereby onac; count-bftheelastic'ity of the cord Itis obvious that the "article may haveparallel sides as a comby25, or be of irregi'ilar shape as'ahairbrush'26. f

Two 'otl'ier "transverse" pockets 30 30 are similarly forined' acrosstheintermediate part of the jba'cklO, each With a cover, fl'ap 3l"31,-and SIlELP buttons- 32; A supporting H'iember 33 of a length.corresponding "with the "width or the jba'ckf" 10, is 'sew'ed'to oneedge o iitheback, as at. 34. This is provided with snap buttons 35 byIn'eans of'w'hich its other edgejmay be secured to the back .p'orsea- 10nearhe other. edge thereof, to hold the supporting I rn emher over thepockets'l e042'0 isiapositim substantially parallel with thebackf' Two1011 tudinal holdin strips, 36am secured to t e holdinglnein e'r 33' andeach one end which may be tied together as shown at 39 after desiredarticles have been placed under the pairs of parallel holding loops, tosecure such articles in place.

The holding member is continued transversely beyond the edges of theback 10 or other pieces connected With it at the parts thereofcorresponding with the edges of the back, to form overlapping flaps l0and 4L1 which may be folded over the articles Which are under the laces38 and held in folded position by a snap button 42.

It may be seen that all such articles as may be secured in place in thiscase Will lie transversely so that after it has been filled it may befolded or rolled up and a strap-43 is provided at one of its ends-and abuckle 44 at its other end to fasten it in its rolled up condition. Thestrap 43 is provided with a large eyelet 45 so that when the case isunrolled it may be hung up on wall or dresser, or other convenientplace.

This case is designed primarily for carrying toilet articles, but it isequally Well adapted for carrying tools or'any other desired articles.It is of course capable of structural modifications, and I in factintend no limitations other, than those imposed in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. .A'folding carrying case comprising a flexible back, members ofsimilar material aflixed thereto intermediate its length to formtransverse pockets, a holding member afiixed to one edg of said back,and means for detachably securing the opposite end thereof to the backnear its other edge, said holding member when thus secured lying overand covering said pockets, a holding strip secured to said holdingmember and disposed in longitudinal relation to the back, a pair of rowsof antifriction eyelets in said holding strip, and a flexible cord lacedthrough said eyelets to form a plurality of pairs of longitudinalholding loops.

2. A folding carrying case comprising a flexible back, members ofsimilar material aflixedv thereto intermediate its length to formtransverse pockets, a holding member aflixed, to one edge of said back,and means for detachably securing the opposite end thereof to the backnear its other edge, said holding member when thus secured lying overand covering said pockets, a pair of holding strips secured to saidholding member and disposed in longitudinal relation to 06 m of thisuneasy be obtained for the back, a pair of rows of antifriction eyeletsin each of said holding strips, flexible cords laced through saideyelets of each holding strip to form a plurality of pairs oflongitudinal holding loops in each of said holding strips.

3. A. folding carrying case comprising a flexible back, members ofsimilar material aflixed thereto intermediate its length to formtransverse pockets, a holding member aflixed to one edge of said back,and means for detachably securing the opposite end thereof to the backnear its other edge, said holding member when thus secured lying overandcovering said pockets, a pair of holding strips secured to saidholding member and disposed in longitudinal relation to the back, a pairof rows of antifriction eyelets in each of said holding strips, flexiblecords laced through said eyelets of each holding strip to form aplurality, of pairs of longitudinal holding loops in each of saidholding strips, a pair of transversely folding overlapping flaps at thesides of the holding member, and means for fastening the overlappingparts of said flaps together, and means for fastening, the ends of theback together. p 4:. A folding carrying case comprising-a flexible back,members of similar material afiixed thereto toform transverse pockets,some of said pockets being intermediate the length of said back,aholding member affixed to one edge of said back opposite saidintermediate pockets, and means for -de tachably securing the oppositeend of said holding member to the back near its other edge, a pair ofholding strips secured to said holding member and disposed inlongitudinal relation to the-back, a pair of rows of 1 anti-frictioneyelets ineach of said holding strips, a flexible cord laced through theeyelets of each holding strip to form a plurality of pairs oflongitudinal holding loops in each of said holding strips, a pair oftransversely folding overlapping flaps at the sides of the holdingmember, means for fastening the overlapping parts of said flapstogether, means for fastening the ends of the back together, said backbeing provided at onesof its ends With means for hanging the case.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day ofOctober, 1916.

DAVID BASOH.

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